Local Privilege Escalation in MobSF
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) is an automated, all-in-one mobile application (Android/iOS/Windows) pen-testing, malware analysis and security assessment framework. A local user with minimal privileges is able to make use of an access token for materials for scopes which it should not be accepted. This issue has been addressed in version 4.3.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MobSF | Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF | = 4.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mobsf (PyPI) | before 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m |
- Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF VendorMobSF Affected = 4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mobsf (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.3.1 Patch available GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m mobsf (PyPI) Fixed in 4.3.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m
References
Exploit 1
More MobSF Mobile Security Framework vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-29048 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a Zip Slip Vulnerability in .a Static Library Files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22377 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a SSRF Vulnerability fix bypass on assetlinks_check with DNS Rebinding CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-29076 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Allows Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via malicious SVG Icon Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-18520 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in MobSF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-36155 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) bypass of SSRF fix CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-19359 MobSF SSRF Vulnerability on assetlinks_check(act_name, well_knowns) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-24805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-24805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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